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Park Fire: Rapid-burning wildfire scorches more than 120,000 acres in Northern California
A wildfire that has forced evacuations in Butte County has rapidly burned more than 100,000 acres. It's the largest wildfire that California has seen so far this year, and the largest fire since the Caldor Fire in 2021. The Park Fire, which started Wednesday off Upper Park Road in Upper...
Park Fire near Chico explodes in size, forces evacuations in California's Butte and Tehama counties
CHICO — Evacuations for the Park Fire in California's Butte County have been extended to neighboring Tehama County.On Wednesday, Cal Fire said the Park Fire ignited in the Upper Bidwell Park area near Chico. The fire has burned 45,549 acres to the north of the park and containment was at 3% containment as of early Thursday morning.According to Cal Fire, the Park Fire ignited just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Evacuation orders and sheltersMandatory evacuations first went into place in Butte County. They were ordered for zones BUT-CNE 317-318, BUT-COH 250-253,...
Park Fire forces evacuations in California's Butte, Tehama counties
CHICO — Evacuations for the Park Fire in California's Butte County have been extended to neighboring Tehama County.On Wednesday, Cal Fire said the Park Fire ignited in the Upper Bidwell Park area near Chico. The fire has burned 6,465 acres to the north of the park and containment was at 3% containment.According to Cal Fire, the Park Fire ignited just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Evacuation orders and sheltersMandatory evacuations first went into place in Butte County. They were ordered for zones BUT-CNE 317-318, BUT-COH 250-253, 312, 313, BUT-FR 260-262, 265-266,...
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is now the Park...
How does the Park Fire compare to Paradise? Here’s how Northern California wildfires size up
Northern California was experiencing a devastating case of deja vu on Friday, as a massive wildfire raged near the area destroyed by 2018’s Camp Fire. As of Friday morning, the Park Fire had burned more than 164,000 acres across Butte and Tehama counties, leading to evacuation orders and air quality concerns, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California’s Park Fire triples in size. More evacuated as blaze destroys at least 134 homes
The Park Fire, raging in Butte and Tehama counties, continued to chew through the Northern California wilderness Friday, tripling in size since Wednesday night to 164,286 acres as more than 1,600 personnel battled flames amid tinder-dry and blistery conditions. “The Park Fire continues to burn very actively, especially when aligned...
Mapping the Park Fire: California's largest wildfire burns over 70,000 acres in a day
The Park Fire, already the largest wildfire in California this year, has burned over 71,000 acres in less than a day. CalFire has issued evacuation orders and warnings across Butte and Tehama counties, some reaching Chico city limits. No fatalities have been reported. The cause of the fire, currently only 3% contained, is under active investigation.
Park Fire map: Latest evacuations and perimeter for wildfire near Chico
The explosive growth of the Park Fire continued overnight, and firefighters expect another day of gusty winds and low humidity. The Park Fire started Wednesday afternoon in Chico’s Upper Bidwell Park, and within 12 hours it was the state’s biggest wildfire of the season, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
Park Fire now 20th biggest wildfire in recorded California history
In just two days, the Park Fire near Chico exploded into the 20th-biggest wildfire in recorded California history. Cal Fire on Friday afternoon pegged the size of the fire — the state’s largest this year — at 178,090 acres, overtaking the Marble Cone Fire in Monterey County that blackened 177,866 acres in July 1977. Reliable records go back to 1932, according to Cal Fire.
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